Vamana Purana — Kuru's Consecration, Shloka 5

Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)

Devanagari script

सोदामिनीं सुदाम्नस्तु सुतां रूपाधिकां नपः कुरोरर्थाय वतवान् स प्रादात् कुरवे ऽपि ताम्

Transliteration

sodāminīṃ sudāmnastu sutāṃ rūpādhikāṃ napaḥ kurorarthāya vatavān sa prādāt kurave 'pi tām

Translation

その王はかく決して、スーダーマン（Sūdāman）の娘で、容姿の勝れたスーダーミニー（Sūdāminī）を、クル（Kuru）のために、婚姻の縁としてクルに与えた。

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• udāminīm: Udāminī (name)
• udāminīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• sudāmnaḥ: of Sudāman
• sudāmnaḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sudāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (निपात): contrast/emphasis

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; in apposition to udāminīm

• rūpādhikām: surpassing in beauty
• rūpādhikām: Karma (कर्म; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpādhikā (प्रातिपदिक; rūpa + adhikā)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; agrees with sutām/udāminīm

• napaḥ: the king
• napaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; Vedic/epic form for nṛpaḥ

• kuroḥ: of Kuru
• kuroḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• arthāya: for the sake of
• arthāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; purpose

• vatavān: having chosen
• vatavān: Karta (कर्ता; participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛ (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्तवत्/ktavat); Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; 'having chosen/selected' (from √vṛ 'to choose')

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• prādāt: gave
• prādāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√dā (धातु)
• Form: Verb; Perfect/लिट् (liṭ), Parasmaipada; 3rd person, Singular

• kurave: to Kuru
• kurave: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle: 'also/even'

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; refers to udāminīm

Speakers

• Narrative layer not explicit in input (commonly Pulastya → Nārada); third-person dynastic narration

Key Themes

• Dynastic alliance
• Vivāha-saṃskāra
• Kuru lineage origins/strengthening
• Rāja-nīti via marriage

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Marriage is presented as a deliberate, welfare-oriented act (‘arthāya’): alliances are not merely personal but serve stability, succession, and dharma in the polity.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita: it records marital connections that shape the transmission and legitimacy of a famed royal line (Kuru).

What is the symbolic significance?

The gifting of a bride ‘for Kuru’s sake’ symbolizes the integration of beauty (śrī-like prosperity) with lineage-duty—an idiom for how royal fortune and continuity are ritually consolidated.